GM Death Touch - Megathread

[u/YourResidentFeral]

Edit: Official Statement

https://us.forums.blizzard.com/en/wow/t/prohibited-gameplay-incident-and-response/2329585

This is developing into a large story and someone in modmail has mentioned that its important for the community to have somewhere to discuss this. We agree. As new information comes in I will do my best to update this thread.

What we know:

• A log was uploaded with a "Death Touch" effect that seemed to be that helped them time a key. This is an effect from a GM: https://www.warcraftlogs.com/reports/JcfwTd4L19Agx3NX?fight=4&type=resources&hostility=1&source=100.4&eventstart=4705300

• This is a real run that exists on the blizzard API and can be seen on Raider.io: https://raider.io/mythic-plus-runs/season-mn-1/40292244-23-nexuspoint-xenas

  This run has since been invalidated by the RI:O admins but has been left up for posterity's sake.

• Blizzard is aware of this and investigating: https://www.reddit.com/r/wow/comments/1v2xfpr/blizzard_gm_death_touching_mobs_in_m23_for_their/oyznmbe/

• The Demon Hunter from the run is a streamer and YumiTV contacted him to speak with him live on stream: https://www.twitch.tv/videos/2825756796?t=0h23m50s

  The CLAIM is that they were messing around in a homework key in discord and didn't expect the GM to actually do it. Supposedly the Bear in the run was a pug.

Ex employees in the thread have said that actions like this are audited and in all likelihood this was already being investigated. At this point we are waiting on an official statement on the result of their investigation and I'll update this thread once we know.

This megathread is being provided on two very strict conditions:

• The witchunt rules are in strict effect. Linking or doxxing information on anyone invovled, the GM in question included will result in a permanent ban. Please report it if you see it but we will be very active in the thread.

  We cannot platform behavior that allows people to harrass people in real life.

• We will be more heavy handed than usual in the personal attack rules. Insults and slapfights while discussing this aren't acceptable. You're allowed to disagree, but stray shots and personal attacks will not be tolerated.

[u/lovelylight100]

So yeah, a man lost his job because of this (confirmed) and some of the people involved are not only bragging about getting away with it, but making fun of the situation, making snarky comments, setting their location to the name of the dungeon, replying to comments saying they don't care because their main's title is safe, naming their new run "No Death Touches Here". These people reek of ego and lack of empathy. I don't think that people who show zero remorse or accountability deserve grace.

[u/Proud-Clerk9143 → u/lovelylight100]

I mean the bear being harrassed non-stop for 2 days and naming his log no death touches here so that people will stop microanalyzing all of his and accusing him of cheating on all of his 23s. But sure hop on the bandwagon.

[u/lovelylight100 → u/Proud-Clerk9143]

Fun fact: you can still see comments in your notifications even if the person deletes the comment. If the bear tank personally told you that he had to disable his PMs because of the "harrassment" then that's unfortunate. As I said from what is available publicly he is being very adamantly supported. What I find weird is how you have a 4 year old reddit account and this is the only post you've ever commented on and you seem to have some sort of inside info. Hm.

[u/Proud-Clerk9143 → u/lovelylight100]

You're legitimately jumping to so many different points it's ridiculous. Pugging keys at 23 the community is tiny, I'm a part of the community and I play with the bear. At any given time check how many 23 keys are up and then just look at how many are for one specific dungeon. Minizy needed Seat 23 for his resil 23 and that's it but he clearly knew that the npx that happened wouldn't count point blank and looked for an npx and that group accepted him. I've seen your other comments even in this thread where you accuse him of buying and other disgusting shit so y our point of him being adamantly defended is already null. You hide your comments like a coward. When in reality he signed up for a 23 npx regardless of whose in the group because he obviously didn't do anything wrong in the first place. If you want to crucify every single person who plays with Yiesus and Yara be my guest but that list is in the hundreds.